CRIME & SAFETY
Head-on collision in Centre County sends four to hospital
HOWARD TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WTAJ) – A vehicle accident in Centre County has injured four individuals, two of which are children. The accident occurred at the intersection of North Eagle Valley Road and Howard Divide Drive in Howard Township around 11:45 a.m. Saturday morning when a Jeep and a pick-up truck were involved in a head-on […]
Tractor trailer accident on I-99 in Centre County injures one
SPRING TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WTAJ) – A two-vehicle accident involving a tractor trailer sent one individual to the hospital and caused substantial traffic disruption on I-99 Friday afternoon. According to Spring Township Police, a car pulled out of Jacksonville Road onto I-99 Southbound in Centre County when it was struck by a tractor trailer. Traffic had […]
Two Maryland Men Charged in Pennsylvania Vehicle Thefts, One Suspect Evades Arrest in Stolen Car
Chaos unfolded in New Freedom, PA, early Thursday when law enforcement officers chased down two Maryland men accused of multiple vehicle thefts. The pursuit, escalated when a Southern Regional Police officer discharged his firearm during a search that also featured a dog and drone assistance. According to the York Daily Record, no injuries were reported from the incident.
Pa. man accused of trying to burn down New Hampshire woman's home with Molotov cocktail
A man has been arrested after he was accused of traveling from Pennsylvania to New Hampshire to threaten a woman he met online. He's also accused of trying to burn down her house. According to court paperwork, the woman and Andrew Benavides had never met in person, but he allegedly...
Wally the alligator, beloved emotional support pet from Pa, missing for weeks
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who credits an alligator named Wally for helping relieve his depression for nearly a decade says he is searching for the reptile after it went missing during a vacation to the coast of Georgia. Joie Henney of Lebanon County has thousands of...
Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro touts gun violence prevention in Luzerne County
Kathy Lee Toothill was shot 12 times by an ex-boyfriend in 1972. “He did at one point come up to me and said, have you had enough?” she said. Now 70, Toothill is an advocate for gun violence prevention. She shared her story alongside Gov. Josh Shapiro, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis and local officials at the Luzerne County Courthouse Wednesday afternoon as they came to press their case for more funding to combat the issue.
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